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Ms. Crook from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Crook's classroom raised $283

Portraits of the Artists as .... Kindergarteners!!!

My kindergartners need 8 art supplies such as drawing paper, watercolors, watercolor paper, people-colored crayons, picture frames, and a "make-a-face" set to work on self-portraits and other self-expression projects.

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Ms. Crook PS 11 Purvis J Behan
Brooklyn, NY Grades PreK-2

Kindergarten is often a child's first school experience especially in the urban neighborhood I work at. Most of my children come from low-income homes where their families survive at or below the poverty line and cannot afford basic school supplies. I spend time and money purchasing things like pencils, folders, regular crayons, scissors, and markers to ensure that the children have everything they need in the classroom. Unfortunately, that leaves very little of my own money to pay for the more exciting, special stuff that I need to help make kindergarten an amazing experience.

For example, in my class, we work on creating self-portraits at different times of the year. Kindergarten is a great time to explore how we are similar and different from one another and this theme comes up often in our discussions and art projects. I also link literacy, science, and social studies with art. The trouble is, we are short on art supplies, especially "people colored crayons." These crayons are amazing because they depict the different colors human beings come in. It is powerful for children to be able to think about the special shade their skin is and find that they can actually choose a color that is similar rather than only being able to choose brown, yellow, or white.

We need more people colored crayons, and we need glue sticks, drawing paper, watercolors, and watercolor paper for children to create self-portraits throughout the year and complete other art projects. We need "make-a-face" cut out faces in different skin colors for a special life-size self-portrait students will do later in the school year. Finally, we need frames to display some of the students' lovely work in.

Your help purchasing these supplies will make a genuine difference in the lives of my kindergarten students. I would love to send you their portraits and their artwork so you can see how amazing it is for children to have quality supplies and fun projects to express themselves. They are young artists and having these opportunities in kindergarten can set a strong foundation for self-expression and self-actualization. Thank you!!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

25 students impacted 2 donors
Ms. Crook PS 11 Purvis J Behan Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

25 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC360Z - People Colors® Crayons - Dozen Sets • Lakeshore Learning $69.95 1 $69.95
RY928 - Make-A-Face Sheets • Lakeshore Learning $7.95 1 $7.95
TT506Z - Lakeshore Jumbo Glue Stick - Dozen • Lakeshore Learning $9.95 3 $29.85
TA5314 - Watercolor Paper • Lakeshore Learning $10.90 1 $10.90
BS525Z - Washable Watercolor Set - Dozen • Lakeshore Learning $32.95 1 $32.95
FF994 - Look What I Made! Art Frames • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
FF994 - Look What I Made! Art Frames • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
TA4109 - Manila Drawing Paper - 9" x 12" • Lakeshore Learning $7.90 1 $7.90

Materials cost

$199.40

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.94

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$231.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.78

Total project goal

$282.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $282.13

2 Donors

-$282.13

Donations toward project cost

-$231.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.78

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